Pride Month is here!
Wednesday, June 3 — It’s Pride Month, and that means protests, parties, remembrances, and much more to celebrate and uplift the LGBTQ+ community. While some states are trying to rebrand June as “Fidelity Month” or “Nuclear Family Month” – weak sauce, y’all – Pride is indelible and immutable, even in the face of bigots and religious zealots who keep trying to turn back the clock. There has never been a more important time to be loud and proud, so check out all the Pride events happening across Georgia this month in our Pride Guide and Best Bets below.
But first, a few news headlines:
🪖 A panel of federal appeals court judges ruled Monday that Trump’s policy banning transgender troops from military service is illegal.
⚖️ A federal judge also ordered that Trump’s name be removed from The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
🩸 The CDC has released a report with new national data showing slight improvements in HIV care and treatment outcomes in the U.S.
⚭ Virginians for Marriage Equality launched a campaign in support of repealing Virginia’s constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
🍼 Content creators and fathers through surrogacy, Terrell and Jarius Joseph, will be featured speakers in the upcoming Men Having Babies conference in Atlanta, June 5 – 7.
🪧 A Healthcare Cuts Kill vigil will be held on June 5 at 7 p.m. at Oak Hill in Piedmont Park to protest and organize against cuts to healthcare by the Trump administration. The event is being organized by PrEP For All, U.S. People Living With HIV Caucus, Amplify Georgia Collaborative, Latinos in the South, and Georgia Equality.
🗳️ Georgia Equality has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor of Georgia. This is the first endorsement from the LGBTQ+ advocacy group for the upcoming November election.
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Pride Across Georgia: Festivals, fundraisers, and music highlight June
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ We’ve compiled a Pride Guide for events happening in Atlanta and across Georgia this month, including the Pride Run 5K in Atlanta, Athens PrideFest (pictured), Southern Fried Queer Pride, Smyrna Pride, Augusta Pride, and many more. Also, be sure to scroll down for Best Bets for more upcoming Pride events.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
🎨 You’ve seen Amy Sherald’s iconic portrait of Michelle Obama. Now, her largest exhibition to date comes to Atlanta, featuring rarely seen paintings and monumental portraits spanning nearly two decades.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime is now open, bringing one of the leading artists of her generation back to Georgia. Secure your tickets before it’s gone.
Can only make it in the evening? We’ve got you covered. The show stays open after hours every Friday. Grab a drink, snag an exclusive exhibition poster, and explore the galleries at your leisure.
Environmental educator teaches ecology through a queer lens in Atlanta
🌎 Yarrow Koning grew up surrounded by nature. During their childhood in Michigan, they developed a love for the natural world through hiking, camping, and visits to the Great Lakes. So, the transition to becoming an environmental educator was natural for them – no pun intended.
Koning’s desire to meet other queer people in the field was what led them to the world of queer ecologies. Today, Koning teaches people across Atlanta about the weird and wonderful queerness that exists in nature.
Queer ecologies is an emerging field that takes concepts from queer theory and applies them to ecology, the study of the Earth. The field is concerned with breaking down binaries like human versus nature and male versus female through ecological study.
➡ Read Katie Burkholder’s full feature story here.
Win tickets to see the Dream on Pride Night
🏀 The Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Dream hosts the Washington Mystics on Saturday night for the team’s annual Pride Night. Georgia Voice is doing a giveaway for two sets of two tickets. To enter: follow Georgia Voice on Instagram @thegeorgiavoice and tag 3 people in the comments.
🎊 For extra entries, share our post in your IG Stories and be sure to tag us.
Best Bets
⚾ Atlanta Braves Pride Night is June 6 at 7 p.m. at Truist Park as the home team takes on the Toronto Blue Jays. There’ll be a pre-game Pride Party at the Coca-Cola Roxy.
⚽ Atlanta Dream Pride Night is also June 6 at 6 p.m. at the Gateway Center Arena in College Park. The city’s WNBA team will celebrate Pride Night with a match against the Washington Mystics.
📣 But I’m A Cheerleader, part of the Landmark Pride Series at Midtown Art Cinema, will screen on June 6 at 1 p.m. and June 9 at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
🎶 The Atlanta Women’s Chorus celebrates the concept of Chosen Family at a special performance on June 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Church at Ponce & Highland.
🏃 The annual Pride Run 5K on June 7 at 8:30 a.m. in Piedmont Park is dedicated to uniting the community and raising awareness and funds for those impacted by HIV.
🎭 Lore Atlanta is hosting a Tony Awards Watch Party hosted by Siberia the Queen on June 7, starting at 8 p.m.
➡ Find more events and activities in our IG stories @thegeorgiavoice.
